The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 21, 1870, Page 2

, | comma The FRIDAY, JANUARY 81, 18% 5 Amusements Tostny. Je= Grr Opera Beatemy of M th Ave Erond Opern Ribio Ga Rew York Clreue Slyinple Theatre Bemerctiie eh KS Krondway, The Tammany bed Dan, wa Blondes, Aa a ‘Terms of the Sun. Thy copies to one ad Aadilonal copes, in € Bhiy in advance. Danosany Anew ee aac Bhall Tammany Fronds Plect the Next President? Tow to carry elections has become an art, and the boldest rogue, who cheats the most shamelossly and successt Any place he pleases, and win it too. gomparntively mild fraud of colonizing v from a sirong intoa weak district hes long Bince been put tothe blush by the more auda tious effrontery of modum political managers Yet the time was when tho dormer oft -was regarded as the lowest deep of political ly, may aspire to The depravity.“ Ploquemines” and“ pipe | faying” wero ance a byword anda reproach Now the processes of false registration, re- peating, and the; the returns of an election, appear, if we n judge by the popular indifference upon the subject, to have become regular measures of party pract ce, Can the peoplo safely po.uit such crimes against populer government to go unpun: febed’? Let the facts answer, The lide feed is rapidly growing into a mighty tree, which threatens to extend its shade over all The land, The tactics which at firet wore relied upon to carry a ward or a city ouly, in 4808 made captive the Empire Stato, Thived years houce they may_eoniuer the couutry, ‘and establish ® fraudulent President in the White dtouse at Washington. ~ Every fairminded man admits thatthe Btate of New York was revolut onized by repe False nnturalizations by scores of thousands woro effected; ro,ristration of voters became a faree; and thre canvass of the vote was a fraud, So audacious was the proceeding that its very Loldness staggered the people, who eeem even yet not to have realized the full measure of the enormity. Xi imposed upon the bona fide bogus government. Tho leaders of tl. conspiracy and thelr agents, though well known, have thus far gone unwhipped of jus tice. Nor hase respectable effort been made for the conviction of even the least of them Thet * uot far distant, however, when this monstrous conspiracy must be taken by the throat, or it will crush out our populer rversion ors, jectors a Vibe The greet heedquarters of this conspiracy is the eity of Now York, Of whet elements it is composed tho July rics of 19863 ms manifest. Tow powerful for evil it is, under tho tntelage of Tammany Hall, the late charter election suf- ficioatly attesta, We have reason to believe that the conspirators are maturing their plane for a grand coup at the next Conyres- sional elections, The processes which have prevailed so signally Lere will, it is believed, succeed as well in a larger arena, If the Btate of New York can be carried with the frautulent vote of this city to ald in overwhvLning the rural districts, why not Pennsylvania with Philadelphia for a fulernm, Massachusstts with Boston, Ohio with Cincinnati, Louisiana with New Or Jeaus, and so on to the cnd of the chapter? Chimericel as this echeine may seem at first gigiit, it is by no means impossible of accou plishmeat. The “dangerous classes" which have been arrayed here for the overthrow of law and order are no less available in other States, The suoddy Republicans who have here Joined the Ring have their counter. parts in corruption in other States, The ebicf tool of the censpiret who was first made Mayor of New York by daring frauds, and is now Governor of the State by similar means on a more widely extended scale, is the avowed candidate of this confederscy for the Presidency, This is the ultimate pur- poee of the Ring and their pretorian hordes. ‘The attempt to effect it will be made and persisted in, and who can say that it will not succeed? The means which have suificed for the conquest of a State, may be so extended as to overthrow the legitimate govorument of the nation, The question is one fir above the strife of part It appeals for remedy to every honest man in the land. Unless met in season, sooner or later these frauds upon the elective franchise will force upon the people anew the alternative of subinission to shameless usurpation or the Lorrors of another civil war, — Intolerance in the Navy Department. The official decision in the rec Burgoon Gueny plainly shows that the pre vailing proclivitios of line officers to dom nt cas Ti Shines for All | | and to pay attention to the actual exigenci | th F dutice liad consed, intimating in this | contemptible way that such was really their habit, which is false. Flect ofcens were or | dered not to perform their commonest duties without written orders, The nomination for dut staff officers was taken away from the chiefs of the staff burvcus, and placed under tl) control of a commodore, who can- not posstbly krow anything of thelr profow. sional capacity or previous experiunco. Com mavding officers of vessels Were requested to report for abrogation all orders they could find in any department having: a tendency to | “leecen the authority of the line officers of the Nov; After a perfect deluge of ofders such as these, there came as a fitting climax General Order No, 120, whereby every staif officer in the Navy, to the nomber of nearly 600, was reduced in rank several grades, This is oll the more astonishing, when ft is known that the line “ad vier” in the Navy Department, to whose influence this order is tobe attributed, had himself been promoted within five years five entire grades, and over the heads of worthy men, hi niors by age and service of a quarter of a century, Just at that junc. ture, too, @ total chango of uniform was directed, in order to give an opportanity to brand the staff officers in their degradation. ‘hus insulted and degraded, it is no won- dor thot the staff officers are endeavoring to secure adefined and permanent status. They nre quite as necessary and indispensable to the naval servieu as are the sailors, Wit out the en and ability of our naval con- siructom and engineers, Fannacer’s fleets of gunboats, frigates, and invincible tronelads would not have told the tale they did at and Mobile, Duties such w Orleans as theirs, aud those of all the staff off}. cers, require just os much intolligence, apti- tmde, and experience as the naval profession proper, and deserve equal credit and reward, Li Congress wishos to foster an active, oner- and harmonious Navy, {t must take ppt and liberal action in the restoration and protection of the staff corps. ——<—<——_ Dawes’s Speech and the Demos cratic Platiorm. Mr. Dawes has atruck ono of the keynotes of the future. As Chairman of the Commit. \ee Uh Appropriations, he speaks by authority. He exposes the extravagance of the Admin. istration, and proposes to arrest it by cutting down expenditures, He seus the futility and hypocrisy of advocating economy in general terns, while refusing to commence a reform in detail. If Javish outlays are to be curtail ed, he knows that it is necessary to begin the work somewhere, and he very natarally turns to the estimates for the nest fiscal yoar the Departments ; and after caro ly examining them and making due in- wiry, he comes to the conclusion that they oo high and ought to be rednecd, and he y announces this opinion to Congress aud the country. Now, it does not seem that anybody is able to elow that the figures of Mr, Dawns are wrong, vor that the general retrenchment proposed by him is not expedient, and may not be carried into ct without detriment to the public service, Bat some of the un- Mr. wise supporters of the Administration ar. raigh hint for making to domaging an expo sure of its failure to redeem the cheap <iges of economy which the Republicans ave to the people at the election which car. ried Gen, Guan into the Presidential chair, ‘they do not charge Mr. Dawrs wth being in error on the main faets, nor with being a bad tioaneicr, nor unfaithful to the impor. tant interests intrusted to hima as Chairman of one of the most important Committees cf the House; but they think that by thus re- buking the extravagance of the Administra- tion, he shows a lack of fidelity to his party. Tn our judgment, the masses of the peoplo, @ under a burden of debt and taxa tion, will entertain a very different op'nion of the conduct of Mr. Dawns, and will pro- nounce it honest, bold, mauly, independent, ud eminently befitting the head of the Com- mittee which practically holds in iis bands the purse strings of the nation. Hf the leaders of the Dernocracy would show the good sense to her up the id of Mr, Dawes and make them the corner. stono of thelr new platform, dhey would stand some chanee for carrying the next House of Representatives, Bat they are still assail- ing the Fifteenth Amendinent, and propose to make hostility to it the leading issuo in the « ig campaign, when, within a month the Amendment will become a part of Constitution, and any further opposition to it will be as futile a6 # tirade against the equator, We advise the Democratic party to abandon their resistance to the inevitable, ‘8 of the hour, Mr. Dawrs has touched the right chord; let the Democratic masses ching in, and insist that their leaders shall stop harping upon negroea, ‘That subject has become stale and tedious, All Demo. ats who are not fools will eachew it here- after, c a The Supervisors. If the Democratic majority in the Logisla- ture of New York really desire to establish ho’ and economy in our public affairs, if they really caro for the predominance of the Democratic party in the State and nation they will } by abolishing the Board of Supervisors in this county, e r those he » wustained epee te OF fhe sud) are wasiainel | syt Bourd 1s not elected on democratic fact, 1 Inentitely owing 10 the prejudicca | Princes, Tt dove not represent the ms Hino ruling, and the arbitrary General Orders | 10" » people, It was devised to pre fesued under the present Administration, that | : Je rity from raralag New the officers of the Navy are in such a state of oerntic city, and has long bec discontent and division, So general is the “a sae v orn in cantira Smpression that brutality is upheld insite | 2 : Bee pile Hak ‘ iy Doing punished, that oven old rnenof wars |!) y mat) hae zp men decline to revuter the Navy, in epite of | t : ed SE and ex tho inducements lately offered by the De | [hr Ketiri unarals | ane Rear partment, in the way of more frequent jay | 4 ¢ i people, and promises of better treatment ‘The starting point of the evil is the Navy hav uto collusion with the more dis honest among their Republican colleagues, and the result is notorious. That Board is Department itself, his is apparent in the fact that within forty-eight hours after the Installation of the preseut dynasty, there were issucd no less than seven differont Gen oral Orders, each one abrogating some privi Jeg of the staff, For instance, commanding and executive officers were ordered to take precedence over staff officers, of whatuvor rank, on all occasions, and not merely when on daty, as had been the custom, Certain honors paid to ficet staff officers were also discon tinued, and those gentlemen were directed Bot to wear the uniform of their grades after probably the most corrupt body in America, Its oldest memLers have become mi)Nonaires. It pays no regard to the public welfare, Its constant care is to enrich the plundercrs within itseircle. No party can bear the ro- spousibility of maintaining such an organi- zation, If the Democracy mean to live, this is the first obstacle that they must elear out of their way. “See Ene Tn some places up-town the sparrows are busy preparing their nests, ax if fully coptidegt shet the Winter wae over, wad spring surely ar. i THE SUN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 rived. They may be seen assiduously gathering bits of cotton, hay, and similar substances, and flying off with them to their closen building spots, If it sould turn oat that the little © tures are right in their prognostications, it will be a great triumph of instinet over reuson; for surely no human being would dare to act on tho conviusion that we are to Lave no more cold wea- ther this season, Thoso sangulno persons who were con. gtatulating themselves that they would not have to pay any tax on their incomes tor the yeur 1870, are doomed to disappointment, First, Coumis- sioner Detano has decided that eurrent incomes, such those of Government officials and the interest on railroad bonds, are still Hable to the tax; and now comes Mr. Bcuenck, with a joint resolution, which has passed the House of Repre- ntatives, ailirming that decision, What is worse, if the resolution passes the Senato also, it may turn out that the tax on earnings and Profits of this year’s business, ax well as thore of Jast year, will bave to be paid this year, in ad- vance of the usual time, so that the burden will be doubled, Our lnw-makers at Washington have a wonderful faculty of muddling language 80 a8 to mislead people of plain common sense, pasta chs toee-—K deena The decline of the republican epirit in the social life of Washington and of the White House finds a counterpart in the dveadence of the same spirit in the political transactions of the Govern- ment. The will of the people, nominally the primor- dial source of authority under our Constitution, has been ruthlessly trampled upon by Gen. Graney in his Cuban policy. Public opinion, expressed in the press and in popular mectings, petitions signed by a considerable portion of the American people, the convictions of eminent pub- | lie men like Gen. Rawiiss and Mr, Sraxvox, the traditions of the Ameri Government, the clause in the Chicago platform in favor of op- pressed nationalities, and w toousand other indi- cations of the will of the sovereign people, have been treated with as much conteipt as if G Grant, instead of being only a very temporary zistrate, were an absolute sovercign, and on too, bent on seting in open detiance to the s; pathles and wishes of bis people. Never before have the Amerienn people becn taught so painfully as on this occasion how easy it is for an arbitrary President to thwart their will, and to adopt a policy subversive of all lib- eral aspirations and of all the democratic ante- cedents of this country, — We publish in another column the letter of @ correspondent who denounces the preseut Tax Commission with great earnestness, He argues that the Commission costs $106,500 « year mote than the old Commission, which was done away by the last Legislatare; and be contends that the present organization is costly, unreasonable, corrupt in several particulars, and eu imposition upom the taxpayers, We de not kuow that it is wot so, If we must now pay more than a hundred thousand dollars @ year to havo our taxes assessed above what it cost under the old system, it 5 uly en impressive and alarming fact. But as yet the Commission has not had a fair chance to show what ft will ao, and it seems no more thou rig’ work before subjecting it to ac ntence of nation. In this day of reereaney the greater honor should be pad to a true friend of liberty like Geanit Suitu, who remains faithful to the prin- ciples of bis life, Instead of falsely asserting that the patriots of Cuba are partisans of slaver: Mr, Sarr recogoizes their claims upon the admi- ration and sympathy of mankiad, as the most earucst of abolitionists, Accordingly, he eon- tributes @ thousand dollars to the find for t promotion of Cuban independence, This is worthy of Mr. Swirm’s character und antece- dents, Let others go and do likewise, oo It is known to geographers that the river Oxus once flowed into the Caspian sea, instead of the sea of Aral, as it now doss, It is proposed by Russian enginecrs to turn the river back to ite original course, thereby securing @ means of water communication from the Caspian sea into the heartof Asia, As tho river Volga, with lis branches and connecting canals, now affords the means of navigation between the Caspian and tho Baltic, the seheme, if successful, will be of the greatest military advantage to Russia, Men vad muni tious of wareould be sent from wastadt to Afghanistan ata smaller expense and with mach greater repidity than hy the present land route. The preliminary surveys for tho work are now progress. For the encouragement of the growth of st treeson the Western prairies, Mr. Ross proposes to give an additional quarter section of prairie lend to every actiler who shall plant and keepin healthy growth a grove of trees of uot less than twenty acres, each acre to contain not less than two hundred trees. The principle whien the measure is boeed is undoubtedly that which has been thovonghly tested in Europe and elsewhere, and proved tobe sound. It is that trees promote the regular and gentle fall af rain in the regions where they grow, -_—_ FINE ATS. Saas Pool Before Agrippa. That peentivr rhool of art kuown as high, has not fourisied much during we present eentary, suve in Frapee and Germany, High art piotures by Americans are #eldot painted, and stil! more rarely exhibited, for artiste generally recognine that there fe no sale for euch productions in this country. Oe- casionnliy « battle ptece, commemorating some impor. Japt seatare of the late war, some stirring scene, some desperate charge, or feat of romantic herufsm makes Ms appearance, and Godenparehaser; for thls atyle of ee bigh art appeals not only to the nmateurand critic, but also to the patriot, Thus the "Battle of Gettys- burg,"" painted by Victor Neblig, created a sensation, ‘was warmly praised by the prose, was engraved by tie Mastrated journals, and was bonght by a wealihy merchant, ata high price. Induced by this success to believe that high art was popnlar everywhere, if only presented by compatent artinte, the name gentle- nivw bas paint before Agripps," tthe Tovms of ‘oudway, familiar ws Apostle betng ‘at 1 ut the apex, ‘Thisdarrince: rewtiy from the spirit of the ment takes away 1 of expression, 5 y of feature, which thes +o increase, “Allthe interost felt Ly ihe The figure of inonplace And uN worthy. but in the t! than legtonurtes to tie Mehtand to the lett af t npostie. “Though th sof thexe ape tt unbistorieal; thoneh t F and the wenp fan Honwin tis Imagination could eanoelve ; & a primipr us, be arin the ¢ durd of {4 depteted tn the handed «word of the erusiding knight, tvoticures revesl uneommon talent devolopment of Agrippa is enormous; the arms of Borenice are a joke ; the faces of the attendants are Donk as a whit hed wall; the Agare of the apostle ts not more dignited than a town erier, yot towering above all with UNC predimuence cone the forms of the two suldicrs, Uuetinet with. life And Interest in the passing arene, painted with & splevdid knowledge of anatomy. a pores uurtudied yet full of natural ease and grace, these forms seera ouoruuloun, seem of avother mi ® higher world, Painted by ® more powerful hand, jotted ia by b Mister on the engvas of u puptl, For the shortcomings of ‘the artist wo foal only surprise, It nocme eo strange thas bhi man who had such power to depict, such genius (o conceive the shaves of ancient gr, ahould have given anything 80 lifeless, so graceless, eo Sap ly bomby-pamby as “ Aurippa aud Berenloe, 's could (ovigive them fur wut vowing any turks of frepldation snd Toward angie “fiuce euch 2 8 ‘aul pilght have pice tor @ entury without awakening one spark of emotion, Rat we cannot Jook ” thar onguestiouabie lay-fure orlxin. lilo the wartlory leaped ull armed frou the brain of the valuter, these eittchat Maiase weee wodeiled upon (he ead, end owe ther grigin bow duuuy of rage THE NEWEST WHISKEY WAR WHO HAD INFLUENCE Win THE PATHER OF THE PRESIDENT? Martin's Plot far Molett Herres pout kom bis Aut the Miarks Kloceed hhn ot $10.000- dense Groat inthe Plo-Kuly Warrants Gea ed Yeaterday. Harrick Martin. of Chicago, whoee prospective Taids upon the distiliors and tic rs of this clty was announced in eB ELa ‘hers'ay, op peared azain yesterday in the United Stales Dietrict Attorne.‘# offlee to prosecnte ihe eases which he find instituted, He wondered at the premavure ex- posure of his operations, Shortly after he arrivet in the ante-champer adjoining Judge Pierrepont's fanetum, he banded a bundic of papers to Mr. Pardy, remarking that they authoriaed the arrest of various persons, Eubsequently ho went ont to the lobby, where he met Col, La Due, who ts alding him in recovering moteties from those whom he has se- lected for prosecution, The face of the gallant Colonel was deeply Gushed; he spoke with hushed breath, and then rushed into the office and de- porited a bundle of papers om tive District AUiorney's donk. MARTIN RODBED OF & SMALL FORTUNE. About four monthe ago, Mr. Martin became « member of a joint stock company fn this city, and furnished nearly $10,000 as his share of the capital, Mr, Joseph Perrish, one of the early setilers of Onio, Jomed the oreantzation and mubscribed €2,000. The pany” thos formed obtelned all the evidence which had been taken by Fullerton and Binck'ey, and with this etock in trade, they eetabliched offcos at Of Pine street, in the Stevens House, in the Tver tt Tous , in ine Botaw Hone, and in Lyneh's saloon, on Hroudway, ‘The company were approached vy ©o!, La Due, who was connceted with the Failerton Investigation, and he offered bis werviees, wich were necepte. Te obtained the contract to begin civil procerdings acninst the distillers and others arainat whom aMdavite might he mate; be received ated calary, besides haviug a quarter interest in whatever moieties might be recovered, In tl is way, the small fertune of the venerable Martin and his ftiend Parrish was squandered among a host of mon who offered themselves as witnesses, PIERREPONT REVOKES MARTIN'S AUTHORITY, Abont three months ago the fact came to the eare of Judgo Pierrepont that some of the amshoriaed agents of the Company had astemoted to blackra«il aber of distiflers and liquor merchant and had threatened to use the “* Comp ing's * {nflnenee to rend them to State Prison If they fatled to grvo the required ond he immediately re- yoked the authority lie had previously given to Martin to examine the reco: of the revenue col Jectors of the various districts. One of the men employed by Martin or La Dne, nomed Holden. at- Leupred, it Is alleged, to ex ort money from various merehants and officials, but it appears that they de chned to prosecute bim for the crime. An indict: ment for Rerjary te pending wealnat another of hie men, and It is, for some reasons not yot explained, igeon-holed in the District Attorney's ofice. ‘The letter of Jud@ge Pierrevont revoking Mart..’s antnor- tty t+ on file in every revenue collector's « this ety, ann town GRANT'S FATHER IN THE Pre. But Martin recovered from tle blow of Picr wi story of bhickmall bod been fore the influence of Parris, who nsed Pealins with old Jesse Grant, tie President's futhe Auto lumself; and haviag been reinstated, speared for the first time in wary months y nt's office a day or two ago. Mr. Pierrepont know ing him to be the friend of the relirtous chum of te Vre-ldent's father, permitied Im to get warrants he arrest of the men who arc cxpecied to coin pensato Lira for the fortune be aas lost by way of ido’ eare a damn for sou, John Draper, aorletic that upholds you. I feel itive th TESTIMONY TAKEN IN ATATE Put cit aa smnugulod Zod are the t ‘The agents of the Company have called ca Bll dell, the late John J, Eckel, and the brctiers Du Pus—the two former in Stale Prison, and die atter 0 Bb W's Tstand—to ret fi mation with @ of making arrests. Th men, it may be ro- membered, were convicted aid sent to jul for do frauding the Government; hat it fa sold that they were promied partons if they would tell sli they know about the Whiskey trauds, pu PUT IX COURT FESTeROAT. ‘One of the Du Pave was seen in Conrt yerterdar. Ue wetehed the proeeedinte instituted by with evident t Tt_ mov de rer both broth e comnected with tion which was begun by exude Fallertor {TNE CHARGE AGAINAT ALDERMAN 8 42KH nee 5 place nota bor untarily aprenred yesterday oefore ¢ Osoorn, and gave bail 19 $5,400 to appear te itis surety in the n'a edidavit, whieh 4 bs and belief,” says that the Alderiaa: key Was larger than that on whitch be had paid Gasen, aud be gives what purports to Ue the ) curbs je by Mr, Parker, and the quantity of «pir 4 to Lave been mannfictured on the prem: FIPTY ADDITIONAL WARDANTS GRANTED, Abont Ofy warrants were granted yesterday by Vaited states Commissioners ageinst distiiers and hquor mercoants at the inetanes of Martin avd La Due, ‘They are in the hands af the Marebul (or exc ution, ———— GIVEN IN MARRLIGE. -- Brillant Gathering inthe Fourth Uuiversuls utiful Floral Decora) of Mr. Sturgisy Jr aud Wednesday evening the churoh of the Di- vine Paternity, Fith avenue and Forty-tith stree of which the eloquent Rev. BH. Chapin ts Pastor, was in ® blaze of aiory; tho occasion belne marriage of Mr. Thomas T. Sturgis, dr. and Miss fartha Elsworth, danguter Esq., of 15 West Eleveith street, Long befor hour ef serviee, an Immense couconree ponred ji the church, and a steady @trewin of carriages depor! ed at the door richly dressed ladies, accompanied by elegantly attired consorts, The vltar was most tustefully decorated with flow. ers and evergreen. Directly in front of the pulpit, and snspeuded from the Bible was on the desk, alarye star, formed of red ond white cameliias, and oo ebel end of the puipit were enomuvas Loaguets, fect in height, couposed of white ja ther cost!’ flowers. Festoons of aod pore white flies adorned of Kdward Elsworth, the evergreen and hr the front of the atiar, ant the eflcet was eharmioc, In front of the Tpit sat the med partor, The hody of the house was reser Wely for the in full dress; but th aisles and the were densely ror ded, cy. Its for the ceremony was 4:90 ‘vut the hour served, and edil Mr, d, bist, continued to piay the Divvolo, ama," aad igiit of the wast throng’; 10 orth, secompanied by his wife ntered the fro to them, Tminea! forth ebe wir, * Br Enchantress,’ afterward the org: r be Happy," from the anda buzz of Firat were two ushers, followed by three besutl> fully dreevedl brides aide escorted by ture grouus- mea, ‘Then followed the bride and Uridegroom, two ushers oripging ap th Arriving at nitar the Dridesinaids det) groomsinen to the riehi, ‘The bride wore a megntfieent white satty. dr wi b lug, eweep'ng (rill, with an overnkii tof point Jace, and Ap w head ic. towing veil. In her uguet surrounded with radantly boaut.ful, din white similar to skauoned on Lie ex: whi ‘The bridemunaids we uat of the bride,” Ts fu bie wenal un ade wus 'bly an after Roetn levly a rolled throught) Thomas T, Rive fi Rood wishes, witidvew to Jala tt Foriteuce of the byide NATIONAL hu Phe Twentyerroond Kegim Hons for ou Investigating Committe The boxes for the Lull of the Tweat ond Rociment tm the Acideny of Music on the mig! of Feb. § are to be sold in the regimental armory, In Fourtecut) to-morrow (Suturday) even ‘Tho preparations for the bail are progressing fave ably, It 4s the Intention of the monagers to m Mone of the most brillia.t balis of thu moasun, Company E, of (ne Twenty-second Regiment, lave elected Private J, W. Congdon First Lieatenant. i resolution to be presented tn the Legislature, calling on Comptroller Convolly to report the amoant expended ontermorios Lu{thia oity, meets with the ap- Proved of the malority ‘of tue members of thu Na Honu! Guard, Let @ committee, composed of pruc- (eal men, vitit the urmorios of the Filty-tifth, Bixty-nloch, Beventy-firet, and other regiments, snd compare the work donc with the amount charg gna they will open thelr eyes with astonisian HM 1» let the Investigation be mide. They ascertalu why it was that the (iting up ° ory of the Light Guard (a #inxle compan, Attached to the Reventy-tirst Regiment) cost a4 much money ae would be required to furnish a fira\-ohias Fegimental armory. Wus i becanve Ntreet Cointne ged cee » Mebdun le an Nobersry mauber of company NOTLE, nt Ball-Savee se et Ne Crveinony Was porformed by the | 1870, i THE) BLACK TRUNKS AGAIN, uted Polttieian—the at Leiter from a Disappoint Totersiow at the Cnstom How peribed hy on KyceWttnesee The Old Mais Wrath Rightoous tndtenarion of Sheffer, nud the Sndien sub fence Thereet upon a Wiisner from Drape A gentoman who thinks he can fill an o noder the Governie it ae well aa any one else, nid who was ot the Castom Tense on Jan, 3, with the ¥tin expcetation ot reviving @ position there, has sent ns the following gropnte account of the keene tat Le witnessed that day in the Collector's apart mente, He save he te prompted to do so by his fer nt love of tramth and honesty, Yo the Editor of The sun. Sint At the ecepe which econrred on the fd of the present month in the Castom Tonse, and to whicl vou allnded a few daysaro, 1 was myself pres nt; And \nasinneh an it seemed that, st was one of those quarrels betwe nee. In Which honest men some. times got thelr due, T think It would not be amis: in me to deseribe it fully, for the benefit of your read- ers. ‘There were present Mr. Grinnell, Mr. Cornell, the Surveyor of the Port; Col, Howe, Boecinl Agent of the Treasnty; John Draper, the Collector'e 9 tionerr ; and acveral other ‘with whom I was hot so well acqaainved. ‘The first aentence 1 beard lyon entering the Collector's private office was, “Go and find Mr, Barton, and send bim to me." During the absence of tho messenger, Draper was tilling the Collector Wow Shaffer, » epecial weent, hut stuck bis nose in hia (the Collector's’ business, Col. Howe and the Surveyor of the Por. were try- er Bal ge Pb ah ge 3 L rly ne is uty. YJ moments” Burton arrived, ‘The Collector then demanded to know why Shaffer hed ordered barrage to be from the possesion of his oficvrs, MF, Burton replied that Mr, Cornell tn- formed him that Shaffer had received pavers from Warhngion, and hat shown them to Mr. Cornell, ond tin! be himpelf had thereupon been ordered by the Surveyor to act in the matter in conjuuction with Shager; that he did go with Shaffer to nid saw (We waggoge landed, and he pw ck tanks, abd stated ‘they were saspl- wi undoubtedly the ones ¢ that he Himself exantined Sand saw on ft four words, which et looked ke M, Barnwell and wife, Te the ement of bagaage, M, DARNWELL AND FAMILY. ‘Thwt he then caused Ar, Barnwell to be interro- goied concerning bie family, and received in reply Tyat bis wile had come over with him, but soon after romitied be had no wile, One of tie trunks was then openod, his saapiovows baving been strencthan- ed Ly these evasive replies, aud found to contidn a quantity ot very fine wilks ind lace, That we then ordered the Uranks to be at ance conveyed to apie sores in New York. That be (hen left the pict ,Myere the trusks stood, and stopred on hoard the ship to examine the rest of ze, being Oceupled there for about wd that when he returned to the p he found U there. ‘That as son us Souter learned that the trunks bed or been con- vised as ordered, be pro} to bave them taken to the Surveyors oftice in New Yor: Ad they re- mained on the pier til Monday he Wa might be surreptit'ously taken away. rer wee of the sume «opinion, and ordered un ex- pressman to convey the trovks from the Brémen vaken to tne Custom House in New York, u then safe in the Burveyor’s office, duly sealed, as they Nad been on the preceding Friday by air. Cor- nell and Air, Sluaffer, Daring thie statement Mr. Grinoell seemed to In bor under the most intense excitement, jumping up from this chatr and throwing ilmselt’ beck tnio it again, augry tiger. H ing quently interrupted Mr. Burin, asking iim whut right the special agent had to Interfere with trunks, and denounemg the whole atair as an Murrantad dieregard for lls own wishes, He eluded by summarily dismissing all in the room, tng Oat be Would take eure of the trunks, aud woe dey wore properly dwposed of. On wy going into the adjoimng room, I heard Draper accise Shaffer of interiering With the crunk, Out of spite to him, Shatter denied that be had any mouive of the kind; ancty Words fuliowed between tuem, and T heard Shafter say, ino lead and ancy y seareh of, And ome Arrests mad bucionboted they are opened Draper then took ma, and conversed Soater's nghtovas indiguation luving #ad- #0 baided. inquiry Ilearned that these black tronks are ag ‘ctiter trunks, also black, belongmg to toe Frenchman Bateaux. They are Ueiue properly deoie with, Bat these that be ed 10 Baruwel: bad been d by Shatter in Sarvepor's prescnes, and they have Neen Drokct vs L have heard, without the knowledge of Proceeding Laat is uBWarranted and inex nd this same Shatter bas not protested ! They wadcrstand cach otuer well, these men, and thie are of short duration. M, W porsauescinsaetos ete 4E DOMINION MUDDLE, - cusubic © Cabinet at Sew on the Red River Dim- culticeThe Loan that Was Koreed— Awerican Fishermen to be Driventute the Support of « Keciprocity Troaty. Correspondence of The Sun, Mowtaeat, Jun, 15.—Bince my last letter, ad- dressed to you from Ottawa, wae written, Mr. Me- Dougall, of Red River notoriety, bas reached the Canadian capital, and reported iu person, not to his former colleagues, It would appear, but to the Gover. nor-Gencral of the Dominion, with whom he yester. day dined, ‘Ihe Cabinet at Ottawa would appear to be all at sea on this Northwert annexation ques. tion, aud it is intimated Io some quarters that they are actually considering the propriety of the belli Berent rights of the Reill party, by treating with the recognized leaders on the basis of their demay 1 ed Bill of Rigists, In which case, of course, His Excellency Sir John Yonng will readily see the well at good poliey of either eulling Mar of Med River, to @ place in the Cabinet, actos an pathoriged Constitutional ad or other. whore hee: viser ofthe representative of the Qacen wiso eppoint him Licutenant.-Governor of the Hon, Wm. McDougall, recalled, Meantime, a forwer wivisterial jourval. published at Ottawa, which organ now claims to bo independent, under the heading, “The Red River Scapegoat says plainly that “Mr, MeDouzall has bean badly treated," adding, moreover, that “he bas @ fiir ground of complalot against the Dominion Govern meut for thelr breach of faith.” Tho editor then goos on to say: “The public shonld bear fn mind that 1 biander of al Dusiness was cc Dr Bir Jon A uel, worst amitted This is pretty plain tlk for an exaoinisterlal Aireling, and indicates Whe tone of public sentiment on this vexed question, Again, the Roman Catholle Froneb-Conadisn Inflaences that bave beon brought to bear agwingt tho Presbyterian, Gov. McDougall, with view to Quebec and Red River contluning 10 hold the balavce of power in the new expanding Dominion, are now being dtecussed with rome free. dom, both in public and private eirules here, A Canada Weat paper, ta alluding to this aubject, says: Aner an ininitude of troubl Kot rid of olerzy reserves ta this port of Canada, he Frenen seem to r that stich shoold Be conceded as one of the Priinoares t._ prowinelal Jon, No doune Dey huve deo weskurted (0 Hist oP Gunbenaun thelr at the bultom af the Whoie tr0% A new complication, however, has bean added to from ihe weigh: eres i thie particular ite en this muddle by we furced doap of which yoo Lave | been alveudy advised, uamoly, the the of tue Rud: son's Bay Company's safe, contaraing upward of @ thongand pounds sterling tn tice, This docs not | agents were ativnlors of tie Feb jlivn tile we will know more anon. ‘Torning attention from tie Westto the Rast, Lob at the Minister of Marine and Fisheries bas Invited tenders tor the ehurter of six swift wal ‘ovnpany ® securi the Company bat fore-nad-all Rehoone) anuring trou wily te | Trod aud tairty tons, wiih two switat }i vessel, for marine police vaTpaRea ¢ sof New Brunsw Nova Seat crews are to be crowd Un versele pro. viloned, ut Govermment ep aad the charters ore | n April to Nuvenior, here thot the coast and fishing ar r JF WIL the Untied Btites, #inee the ren: ai of aproeity, have been provisional nA tne now More stringent measures are to be acovied, With # v.ow bo driving Auorioan fs erie ipto the advoracy of a new ¢ But fs, will It work’? ‘The unchuritable of contre say (iat This measure 1s adopted Just at this time in the k imply to Varn public atlention Irom the West Miutoters nrc afraid tat the dif buditants of both the extrome Kast wid the e: ‘Wert may join hands, in which ease the Lomo! most inevitably go up in w balla OKoiehis and Baronets who’ hove xo early the new bark om toa ree’, Of t 1 oan Letter judge afer the meting of yot lu the rbesutime, may rately enthomen with bigh-soun tag titer, n anything bata comfortable safe position, petit: T hear also that, owing to the nonfulfiimy ee by those who under'ook (he work, the nvercolowia’ Railway Commissioners have resuly ot shortly to call for tenders for four additional « of the road, and also for the rolling stock tiwel* heve bo eomplewed iu duly, Ava1, the rolling stoes, « yeont later, Here iw chaice tor some live Americus conira¢ Pore te eet hon! ofa litte Britisn gn’, 4 RIDE FOR LITE, - A Man Follow: d Thirty Myton by Hichware ot Past Wakes hie Reco nes Pron the Ke inaas City (Moy Tener, fan received a visit yesterday from Mr. Ge - ett epiieman from been down and he gay Known to nim were the pareier Nr. Hendinetan tid heen to Kort Keatt, Barter Spr and the 1 that portion of the country eacraliy, tor two weeks ps Fina Within bent thirty miles of this elty, by ftorped at a store on the road, kept by aman named Oarrison, near Spring Hill, at wineh he boarht some nda nine, Net hovine enficient change to pay for them, he wns fore d & expose come Inrew bitis he Wad ine Fe jarate pook tock, which be had not been tv tue habit of pulling out on all ocr isions . Two men in the store at the time noticed hie money, rome &700 oF #900, and whispercd one with another ty « wannes which exerted the suspleions of Mr, Headington and made him cautions. Tafortun- ately be wan onarmed, and when he attempted to Duy a cistol from the merchant, afer te ime bm his fuepicions, he was wumhed at for his fears and bade co on withont bothering himaelf furt toinero ‘Mr. Headington did ride on directiy, and as he had much prairie toro over, he had a cond oppor. tan'ty to Keep clear of danger. Tle had provably ridden four siles, when, In looking back, he saw two men approaching, ‘These men gained apon him, passed nim, epoke to him, and Mr. Headincton at ‘once recognized shen: ae the two men of the atore. .-) Ke late, and ra felt @ little eneaar, bat be gel: 1, Dansed men again, o tal miles toa house where he pak ap for the nich Tn an hour after be arrived who shonld ride a» bi tees game mien. ‘They sino sourht tor lodgings and obtained them, and when the hour for retiring enme they were in separate rooms, Twice da- ring the night Headington heart them at his door, nid each time he fright ned th: tm off by calling ont to know who tried the door. After breskiast the next morning, Headintton Mneered later than he intended, in order to let the men get as moch Ft an possible He bad probaoly gotten within Give or six miles of this city, when he eame up acvin m tre mame two men, at a house on the roadside. ‘were diamonuted, and wore drawing a Wocket of water from awell,, Mr Headington that he war coming to timber very soon, and | Heved that tacro the attack would be made. horse wan stont and fres make a ruan for it, Not halling for a moment hovse where the two men were, he role ¢ and wicn be gamed cae woods Wo prt his Banton, Pretty oon, ineoing throve prarie, he looked back, and there cam nen ncatn, ealloping steadily thetaseives, determined to overhanl the eae if poselty For three or fonr miles th kent up, and Headington’s bh blown and tired. In addition, the t grined on bit perceptibly, Agnin they were c ‘on ranidiy, and when he tried to apur Lis | A eailop the poor berst could not go beyor ‘hey had vrobably got within one lwundred Tlendington, when from a line leading inty the rou two farmers rode down on thelr way to Kanans City. The robbers saw them and held op. Withont ex Joining anything to tem connected with the chase, Wir Hsadineton joined their comoany. and a* I Dreathod freely and eufely, the first Ume sinoe the morning. Something Prom the Pall Moll Oaxeve, A Gorman paper g res an account of « stran, incident whieh oceurred lately on the occasion of marriage betore the civil aathorities tn Algeri. ‘T' oMficial reqmired the consent of the mother, and 1 if ene present. A lond bass volee answered, * Yes.” The Mayor looked up and saw a tall'soldier before him “That is well,” he anid; “let the mother fome bere- her consent and stensture are neeeseary.’* Th the astonishment of all present, the euldier an. proached the Mayer with long strides, saluted in milllary fashiou, and said: “You ask for the mother of tio bride; she stands bef lied the Mayor, ‘then stand ke vo proxy; Tmust see the mother— her, T tell you! "rejoined the soldier, “that she . My name te Maria Thave ix years In the service; I have vecn nd obtained the ran ere aro my papers, the permission my momination a¥ sergean major. The Mayor carefully examed the docoments ard found them perfectly correct, and compleird the arringe of the bridal pair, blowsin hem wo fervently with ber de 2 thas wil i Dresent were more startied (han A Colored Mon town © From the Wilmington (N. ©.) Star, January I. Last Saturday @ week ago, a colured man by the name of Sehtivler Hooper, Who was employed i assisting on the wrecked stearmer Luetits, got lito @ eurt noat for the purpose of balling he and while #0 engaged the boat broke irom ier fhistew ings and dri‘ted out through the tolet into the open seq, Bome hopes were entertaine! for stew davs that be might be pleked up by a por-ing vc as tine pasecd and nothing tad been heard ef bim, the antnion began to be generally entertained thai he had perished, It was, therefare, a suuroo of no little surprse as well ae er undred Miles Boat. ence Was received on Sund ¥ morning last that the ost uy had finally turned ap and was allve and well. { seems that the beat, which was a very staunch one, after drifting about, completely at the merey of tae winds and waves, for about three bun: dred miles, nally went ashore on Cape Lookout beach, Where he was preked mp in.a very exbatisted coadiiva, and carried to Bewnfort, ————— Married Themsetven, A correspondent of the South Haven (Mic Sentinal raves the following partienlars of a recent tpiritualiet marriage at Breedville : “Phin is kaid £0 Yea progressive ae, and we were most happy to soe It veruied on the #1 inst, int marriage, at the residence of Mr. and. Mrs. W Bi of Mr, Wm. Knowle and the well known and popula? speaker, Mre, Frank Read “Tt was expected that Sister Horton would of- clate upon the all-fmportant occasion, bat sie wus nted by ness. Under the cirenmstances it Jed tht the next best thing would befor the farties to mary themselves. Accordingly, after & few inoments' consultation, the followioy cerem wns repeated by thew, ead legslized by Justice Hu bur “Prank, with your consent, before these v't nesses, Lucknowledge you as my true end loving wit “The bride responding: ‘I, too, William, with your consent, he ore Las: Witnesses, receive You us iny loved aud Jawiul Wwsland, Our avuls dulled we shail be true to exch other here and ereaner.” “Arter the eereme pamper, partook of tunged repast.”” tm the grand the gueste,, some Aity io ountilul aud handsomesy « ane A Marderer'’s Yistake, The Cologne Gasetts relates a horrid story as enacted at peliritam, 1 th ermwent of Posen. A n that place, had re halere | from tie Gu spent the na Vilage there ele took refiwe et the he Justice, to whom, i virtue of h er whole fidence, and informed him of the object of ber ney. He was ready w take her tp, und asked to goto bed with his wife. When’ all lay ina 0 sleep the covetons host g, und dng w hole there, went up to th ep. und with @ steady hond eut the throat of the peron lying furthest from the wall, took up b's vic- lim and buried her tn the garden.’ When hie c back he found the bed empty, Me bad mnurder own wile instead of the stranger. close Ws the wall during the evening, but bad after: ward moved to the outer ride of the bed. ‘The gel Lad got out of bed ater the murder, ond hastened away with her moucy. >: Ou Juiquet, the accowplished and indelaticable pro: Pasyeu, Tanarns, Baturday evening Me, mober of Fre dramatic urt in bis ety, benefit at the French The: au interesting one, compry by Labiobe enuded "Le Supplice d'un liomue,”’ 9 Aramaic scene in verse recited by Mr. Juignet, and the langlable vaudeville n Homme dn Bad.” Mr, Juignet certainly has by his efforts deserved the recognition of all adinirers of tae Froneh stage. Orees Bovere,—We had supposed that Opera Bouffe iad received its gu vtus, but there are dently those who balers: My stile takes re. The programme ts ne wthree-aa comedy ‘hess and othors rean! Mr, Gerebeuch, Kwan Orne (2 is to be sou ted my by we Arion fety, haw given tr ne Most exertions 10 Mike (ie Occasion » Memorable ‘one In thet: own unuuid and tn the musical histery ofthe day. The (oree on the eberus will be sou Ming Wil ne rola opera ean lope ever to bring bo: cither a resurds numbers er th quality of the ineng, Wis only on excepti nal ve casions Hike the prosent that We ean beer one hon res anit tite at © Gen, Gheaswn's Captun rey'e i A few days ago, Juln J. Gleasou, better known as Gen, Gicasun, of Fenian fume, wis arrested. fu borrowing a boree from exU. 8. Marsiai Robert wy under the pretence that he wanted tt far 1 Brown of Ura wirch, which preicice Waa ed to be false. Yesterday Jusuice De wing or the burse sent to the police properly clerk, tnd adjourned the hearing two weexs, — By av advertisement in another column it will be seep that. a rewara of $1,000 Las been offered Ly tue New Yon’ Rourd of Fire Unuerwriters (ur thy de tection aud conyietion of any person oF persons guilty Of WWeeudiarew, This moveront has been furced DPOD the INKHFADCe Companies in consPanCALY ef Le receot wlarmive } aoe of troentiary tires, al Mure SUNT AMS, - —They nro holding meeting umption of horsefleh conti Yankee nnoct naa favontod a wolored inh Quit States is ou Oy or a at A Blole an Garistinas Ported ty be —Dr. on th —The costs in the tr end, Gurney & Co., In Lonton, were ov —In a recent religious revival at By Robert point of leaving t Lofthe directors of Oven two liquor dealers emptied () clr whiekey tn th =An aged meniicaut has been arrostod at Bayonne. France, Who carried 45.000 IM yoiu about big person, —A Kentucky paper devotes a column to & Hing how a “rabid dog lunches on the citizen of Hoy Joy couuty.” —The Khedive has been ‘etrick” to the tune Of #6,0°0,000 for the festivitics atteaing the opwuing of the Suez Canal, =A St. Louis husband apptios for a divorce op the ground that his wife made him fast continnany, for religions jmurporcs —They bave sboliched the blackboard (rom some of tne rchools in the South, because 1 Lends to « © airerimination tn color.” Although the population of New Jersey ig not over 1,000,009, she pays more income tax than avy other State, exeepting four. =—The United States Branch Mint at Dohtone fn, Georgia, which cost orizinally $202,000, has been sald at avetion, at Atlanta, for @1525, hight smafl boys, in Albany, recently tapped Abarret of spirite on the wharf and drank themvoives ineonsthle. They narrowly ercaped dearly —The mercury at San Francisco hav beon above 9 decrees only ex times for the last niveteea years, oni seldom goos h clow forty. © hebdomadal cman. ithet whieh 4 Roches © Umwerse. was ivst week seen running throagh the streets.o* Coumbus. Ohio, with « baman head jp his mouth. according to 0 local pan —One of the intincte personal friends ¢ Daniel Webster, at Barton. i preparing a volo Vea will contain {ueldents af tile private aud Kocial An original “Descent from the Cross," by Rubens, 8 #aid to have been Alacovered at Elonos, Fi land. It ts in perfect eonditic —Four tons of silk wor i valuod at 8%), us have been brought to San Francieco from Japam They bts New York, aad theves t@ Franee. —Five thousand marriage eonses were grant. ed in Chicago last year, Tho divorce record is aun ahead. The Chicago papers recuse to publish it, poate tng“ lack Of room.” —A Miss Pitts, of Fort Bend county, Toray, last year enitrvated with hor own hands seven acres of cott ym, making five bales, worth $60. Sho euppons several young children, =A citizen of New Maven, a Republican, re cently remecd to have hie ehiid vaceinated with wo cine matter taken from the arw of a Demorratic chile, —An Ohio paper mentions a housewife in that State of ench extraontinary neatne wat she sornd det her kitonen Boor unui abe fell througn into Ge cellar. —The editor of the Weston (Mo.) Landmark ‘ke hit readers to exense the le of his paper ashe is in bed from the effects of a fizht wish a deunqneat anbecrther —The Cruikshank rovival in E thine remarkable, new edition arus's eariter works m thelr originals, —A stroet erowd in Land is some of the yotoray bg with w dar ao of sone London was receatl “ ly amnsed * whon the eariages of a wodding Party were Wocked in a narsow street by two lunleot buby wagons, ron ious for the destruction of @ will recenuly #et fre to the Probate Oitice tn) Fan Minn., endangering It valuable contents, wan extingnished, however —Five bundred and sixty-nine veseols are lie Censed by the State of Marviand to * in the ys Year ana eniplov 5,000 me —A Nashville reporter, describing a tiro, «ays the fmoke “rolled In dark evolvement: * over a por tion of the city. The intertor of the botlalue wae “eect tng hell of fame and «moke.* —The Minnesota Senate consists of twonty married men and two hacholors, In the Hones tora are forty-one nyarried men and six biehelore, Majorny of marries mon on joint bailat, Afev-three. —"Silence in the court room, there,’’ theo: dered @ polieo magistrate the other morning, “the Court bas a@iready commited four prison watoul Laing able to hear @ word of the vestinony. round glass w ae of health, Beowuse they diminish light Giflecence of Lizut tranamitted through clear gronnd glate is about Any per cont. im fay clear 2 —This year ¢ added to the 1 dows are said to be de Ro vethree new trades hav: fon Directory, The 1 says tt woald forma that we are rapidly ap the division of Inbor, ve the ac nt and civilization, Some fashionable Jung a yeilow ribbon on day. as an indication that ealiers Cidn't come, wy baa been cous A Ponns: 1$) ner than he was entitled to a: premiums at the Oh Sea Fair in 189) endured the Rnawing of eonscieurs anid tant Chrtettuae, when be sent back the money, by! WW Out Interest, because the mistake was the & aud not bis An of suit fs on trial in Ulster coats, A young wisbed to marry a youth wit 910,009, proud ly friend 3,0 for b ane {0 Che game pr The yong may fall a Dag the $00 when demanded, Aad henee t —The Bheboyyan County (Wisconsin) H rald hase standing column which cou)iues perance, relizior, aud ousiness, In a most ¢ ner, Its heated thus diiciv's col to fanming infiie that bag (ne iain, tempenanoc Jewel nnd Gooduinr’s organ, moral reform, and w uo» Mod through the Bu thoat let or bindrar stonmer Stirling, from Glasgow trecen® y 4u twelve ours, on her way to Be steamers were following, On tne Typ: Ying East India steamers, constructed specially (or the purpose of passing through the Canal —Prof. Loowis, of Yale, bas written a | ¢ for taktng ob He env come frow th #t to the northeae!, ane eneily traced. pads ty competent metworolonist to #1 Aud believes that the dnereased nour will m a compensate for the om The Common Couneil of Grau’ chigan, having prohibiied th the sidewalks, the javeniies #oat fathers alter tho tullowing effec boys Of today, but votcrs of u (ew Speestully request your honoranie Yu ly & ordinaner re.) frve from suow We would lik bay, aust otlee they are voll 1 tie maser, nes 4 vw ring one Fath Awe thon hept peeranee in pubic short of his Males t to aay Aressee were hi tires Myr dainty iit Te rutiners Whee palin Glew ne Deiguithy OD We Know Me nak Of Lose elat Boing bo but pant ring! ®t Us on eome back,